WEDI provides a full suite of resources designed to help organizations better understand and manage health IT. The Resources section provides access to WEDI’s various tools and library of health IT information.
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Resources
Staging the Data Exchange Provisions of the No Surprises Act: One Pathway to Success
Knowledge Center In submitting our comments in response to the Interim Final Rule with Comment (IFR) entitled, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II,” WEDI reiterated support for the intent of the legislation-ensuring patients will not suffer from potentially catastrophic bills for out-of-network services or from out-of-network facilities. At the same time, we raised concerns…
Read MoreNACHA Data Security Requirement Updates for Healthcare Entities
Knowledge Center This paper outlines updates made to the NACHA Operating Rules (Article 1, section 1.6 Security Requirements) regarding security requirements for account numbers used in healthcare claim payments and other electronic payments made by healthcare entities.
Read MoreNo Surprises Act National Summit
Knowledge Center WEDI convened industry stakeholders to discuss the Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and Advanced Explanation of Benefits (AEOB) requirements of the 2020 No Surprises Act. The goal for the Summit was to not only identify challenges, but develop consensus recommendations on how best to implement the GFE and AEOB provisions of the law. Facilitators…
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WEDI Comments on No Surprises Act Interim Final Rule Part 2
Knowledge Center WEDI is pleased to submit the following comments in response to the Interim Final Rule with Comment (IFR) entitled, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II,” published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2021 (86 FR 55980). We believe that the No Surprises Act (“the Act”), signed into law as part of…
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